Accession Number:

AD0706696

Title:

ANALYSIS OF RANK DISTRIBUTION IN A UNIVERSITY FACULTY.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Branchflower,Norman H. , Jr

Report Date:

1970-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

54.0

Abstract:

A Markov Model is developed to study the distribution of faculty in a university. The purpose of the paper is to determine the underlying factors that control the distribution of faculty members from one time period to the next. Maintainable and realizeable distributions are defined. The effects of appointment policies and promotion and retirement policies in controlling distributions are discussed. The model is tested by comparing the predicted output with real data. Author

Descriptors:

• (*UNIVERSITIES
• INSTRUCTORS)
• (*INSTRUCTORS
• *JOB ANALYSIS)
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• DISTRIBUTION
• STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
• MATHEMATICAL PREDICTION
• THESES

Subject Categories:

• Humanities and History

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE